Oral commitments made by Utah prep players, or players headed to Utah colleges, for the 2008 season:
-Lists and comments compiled by Jay Drew
OUT OF STATE
Name Next School High School/Juco Pos. Comment
Lynn Katoa Colorado Cottonwood H.S. LB Top MLB had nearly 100 offers
Colt Nichter Vanderbilt Park City H.S. OL/DL Spurned Pac-10 for SEC's Vandy
Lewis Walker Hawaii Judge Memorial H.S. RB/DB Landed on his feet after Utah fiasco
Kevin Whimpey Idaho State Lone Peak H.S. OL/DL Also recruited by New Mexico State
Kyle Whimpey Idaho State Lone Peak H.S. OL/DL Will join his twin brother in Pocatello
Andrew Mitchell Okla. State Snow College OL Perhaps Snow's most-recruited player
Stephen Paea Oregon State Snow College DL Tonga native has unlimited potential
Adam Frandsen Chadron State Snow College WR Turned down D-I offers to go to D-II school
Shane Hunter Boise State Snow College LB Idaho native will walk on at Boise State
Chris Romero New Mexico St. Snow College DL Sophomore from Vegas already in Las Cruces
Joseph Sawyer NW Oklahoma Snow College TE Headed to a D-II program in Alva, Okla.
UTAH
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Sam Brenner Oceanside H.S. (Calif.) OL SDSU also wanted SoCal strongman
Lamar Chapman El Camino College (Calif.) DB Juco star signed in December
Devonte Christopher Canyon Springs H.S. (Nev.) QB Heir apparent when Brian Johnson graduates
Siaki Cravens Temecula H.S. (Calif.) TE Utes looking to use more tight ends?
Zach Davila Cienega H.S. (Ariz.) OL Arizona, Colorado were interested in massive tackle
Aiona Key Mt. San Antonio College WR Signed with Boise State out of high school
David Kruger Timpanogos H.S. DL Utah County has been good to Utes
Ryan Lacy Oakmont H.S. (Calif.) WR Versatile athlete could play several positions
Luke Matthews Desert Vista H.S. (Ariz.) RB Utes beat Stanford for dual threat from desert
Kendrick Moeai Copper Hills H.S. WR Talented product of a weak prep program
David Reed Pasadena City College WR Put up huge numbers at the juco level
Sausan Shakerin Alta H.S. RB Four-star recruit was Tribune 5A MVP in 2007
Sealver Siliga Copper Hills H.S. DL Originally committed to BYU, changed mind
Derek Tuimauga Bingham H.S. OL All his talented teammates headed to BYU
BYU
Michael Alisa Timpview H.S. LB All-stater follows T-bird pipeline to BYU
Kevin Bills Timpview H.S. DE Gave Cougs his word in June
Atem Bol Bell H.S. (Texas) WR Native of Sudan is 6-2, speedy
Jerry Bruner Evergreen H.S. (Wash.) RB Compared to former Cougar Luke Staley
O'Neill Chambers Harmony H.S. (Fla.) WR Lured away from Maryland, Purdue
Coleby Clawson Snow College DE Prepped at nearby North Sanpete H.S.
Cameron Comer Springville H.S. DB Committed to Cougs almost a year ago
Spencer Hadley Connell H.S. (Wash.) LB Athlete could end up at safety
Tevita Hola Snow College DT Ex-Granger star a four-star juco transfer
Austin Holt Bingham H.S. TE Plum of this year's recruiting class
Solomone Kafu Rio Linda H.S. (Calif.) DT Injury curtailed his junior season
Uona Kaveinga Leuzinger H.S. (Calif.) LB USC still recruiting this four-star LB
Tolu Moala El Camino College LB Returned missionary discovered by Jaime Hill
Jake Murphy American Fork H.S. WR Son of baseball great Dale Murphy
Garrett Nicholson West H.S. DB Father is former teammate of Bronco Mendenhall
Seta Pohahau Aragon H.S. (Calif.) RB Only 5-foot-11, but tough to tackle
Iona Pritchard Bingham H.S. LB One of Bingham's four D-I recruits
Andrew Rich Snow College DB Agreed to walk on, could get scholarship
Daniel Sorensen Colton H.S. (Calif.) DB Will join his cousin, a kicker, at BYU
Justin Sorensen Bingham H.S. K Turned heads with record-setting prep career
Brock Stringham Mtn. Vista H.S. (Colo.) OL At 6-5, fits BYU mold of massive OL
Jessie Taufi Long Beach College OL Return missionary dominated juco ranks
Shiloah Te'o Kahuku H.S. (Hawaii) DB From same high school as Aaron Francisco
Michael Yeck Keller H.S. (Texas) OL At 6-7, could be tallest player on team
UTAH STATE
Casey Davis Snow J.C. DT Ex-Riverton High star has huge upside
Sevaro Johnson Laney C.C. DE One-time TE had an interception in Juco ball
Jeremy Mitchell Laney C.C. TE 10 catches for 100 yards at college near Oakland
Chris Williams El Camino J.C. DB Helped El Camino go 8-2 last fall
Magnum Mauga Grossmont J.C. DL Originally committed to BYU, had qualifying issues
Emmanuel Ojeriakhi Bakersfield H.S. (Calif.) WR May play defensive back for Ags
Greg Grimes Inderkum H.S. (Calif.) DL Sacramento lineman one of best in NoCal
WEBER STATE
Jamie Rigby Bountiful H.S. RB/DB One of state's top all-around athletes
Ryan Eastman St. Louis H.S. (Hawaii) DL McBride tapped into his Island connections
Brett Jividen Sahuaro H.S. (Ariz.) OL Chose Wildcats over Northern Arizona
Justin Turner Layton H.S. OL Helped Lancers get to 5A title game
Demetri Enesi Westview H.S. (Portland) DE All-area performer is sack specialist
Keno Meadows Del City H.S. (Okla.) RB Cats made inroads into Oklahoma this year
Pierre Alexander Carl Albert H.S. (Okla.) DT Another Okie the Cats are high on
Joe Collins Monterey Peninsula J.C. WR Nice combo of size and speed
Joe Larsen Butte (Calif.) C.C. DL Should provide instant help on D-line
Nestor Cruz Reedley (Calif.) J.C. DL Mammoth tackle a run-stopper
Antoine Stutson Montclair H.S. CB Sat out a year to get grades up
Caldwell Taylor Bear River H.S. DL Returned missionary is 6-4, 220
Nick Webb East H.S. DB Returned missionary signed in 2006
Joel Hancock Fremont H.S. QB Put up big numbers in H.S. before mission
Blake Sims Clearfield H.S. DB RM should give Cats depth in secondary
SOUTHERN UTAH
Zach Brackus Murray H.S. OL/DL USU wanted him to walk on
Derek Keller Alta H.S. DE Had five sacks in one game for Hawks
Paul Fuaalii Cottonwood H.S. LB Colts were full of talented linebackers
James Nielson Cyprus H.S. OL Nicknamed "Big Country" by his teammates
Ricky Clark Tennyson H.S. (Calif.) DB At 6-2, 200, he was a load at running back, too
Myles Crawford-Harris Oakland Tech (Calif.) DB Also a fine receiver in high school
Deon Turner Oakland Tech (Calif.) DB T-birds like NoCal talent
Michael Hoke Kamehameha (Hawaii) QB Athletic leader is a runner and a thrower
DIXIE STATE
Lee Millard Snow College DL Had fine prep career at Woods Cross High
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